My last CT layout for Scrap The Girls

Hi there.  I'm a little sad doing this post today. I have been on the Creative Team for Scrap The Girls for 18 months now and the time has come to say good bye. :(  I have enjoyed every minute of my time on this awesome team and Malinda is the best to work with.  I will miss all the lovely ladies I've been working with over this time.  Life is just getting a little too busy for me at the moment and it might be time for me to slow down for a while to sort my health problems out too. Nothing too serious... my energy levels are just a bit on the low side. :( 
Anyway, as I was saying... I'm here to post my CT example for the July challenge at Scrap The Girls.  This month you have to use the words from a song 'How sweet it is to be loved by you' as your title or in your journaling. Easy hey?  Just remember, GIRLS only. :)

I have used an older collection from Echo Park called 'Victoria Gardens'.  I love the gorgeous mixture of pinks in this range and decided that it will go well with a bit of black in the mix. :)  The roses were fussy cut from one of the papers and I just added a few Green Tara Mini roses to it.

 I also love a bit of sewing on my pages to finish things off.

 My title using Basic Grey Mini alpha stickers.

You have until the end of July to get your entry in!

That's all I have for today.  I am planning a huge blog catch up over the weekend, so if you haven't heard from me in a while, watch out! Lol! :)

Thank you for popping by and have a wonderful weekend!

Until next time.

M xx

Scrap The Girls - 'Winter Colours'

Hi everyone! This is a 1 am post, as I am trying to fit everything in before I leave tomorrow. A friend and I are going to the Scrapbook and Paper Craft Expo in Brisbane on the weekend. We are leaving a day early to go via Adelaide to meet with a very lovely friend.  I am so excited!! :)
So, it's busy busy busy!!  I still need to share the June challenge at Scrap The Girls with you.  This month it all about Winter Colours. You can read all about it and see all the fabulous examples from the CT girls HERE.
My example:

The paper range is Glitz Design 'Yours Truly' and those beautiful turqoise flowers are from Petaloo.

 Another little close up. :)

 Love the Crafters Workshop 'Mini Cubist' template. I've used it here with some Texture Magic.

Okay, that all for now.  I better go and get some sleep. :) Thank you for visiting. Have a beautiful weekend!

Until next time.

M xox

May challenge at Scrap The Girls

Hi everyone.  Winter weather has well and truly set in here in Perth today.  The wind is howling and the rain is bucketing down.  It's great when you're all nice and cosy inside, which is where I am fortunate to be today. 
The new challenge at Scrap The Girls is up and it's a great one!  Just use the saying 'A smile is the best makeup a girl can wear' somewhere on your layout.  The CT has done a great job in providing you with inspiration.  Check it out HERE.
Here is my example.  The photo is of my DD and her BF on their way to a friend's 18th birthday party.  These two girlies have such fun together.  I've use the new Prima 'Lyric' collection for this. It's one of my favourites of the season.

 A close up of the flower cluster.  The flourish is from Kaisercraft.

 Another little close up, just for good measure. :)

I hope to see your entry linked up soon!

Thank you for visiting! Stay warm and stay safe wherever you are.

Until next time!

M xox

 

April challenge at Scrap The Girls

 

If you are here for my GIVEAWAY, you will find it HERE.

 

Happy Friday everyone! The April challenge is up at Scrap The Girls! This month you have to use the following on a layout: 

Buttons

Paints/Mists

Hexagons

Just remember....  GIRLS ONLY!

Check out the CT's beautiful examples HERE. 

Here is my example.  The pic is of my DD and her friend, while in Bali.. I'm slowly catching up on my Bali photos. :)

A few close ups of the details.  The wooden bicycle is from Kaisercraft.  I've painted it red to match my layout.  The words around the outside of my layout were stamped using white paint. :)

The hexagons were cut on my Silhouette machine.

There is also white paint around the outside of the orange paper.

I hope you get a chance to play along. I can't wait to see what you do with this challenge. 

I will be back in a few days to share another layout with you.  Thank you so much for visiting and have a wonderful weekend.

Until next time.

M xox

March challenge at Scrap The Girls

 

Hi everyone! I still haven't shared my example of the Scrap The Girls challenge for March.
I absolutely loved this one. All you have to do, is use the colours White, Black and Green in a layout. Check out the rest of the CT's stunning examples HERE for inspiration.
Here is mine.  The photos are of my friend's little girl.

 I've used a variety of Prima flowers and Kaisercraft paper blooms.

 Love this chevron Washi tape.

Also used my Crafters Workshop 'Chevron' template with some Texture Magic and once it has dried I added 'Key Lime' Glimmer Mist.  The title is an old rub-on I had for ages.

So why not give it a go?!! There are some awesome prizes up for grabs!
Well, that's unfortunately all I have time for today.  Still hectic around here with the visitors and packing to leave for our mini holiday tomorrow.  Will probably be very quiet for the next week or so.  Hoping you are all having a lovely weekend and thank you so much for visiting.
Until next time.
M xox

Scrap The Girls' February Challenge

Hi everyone. Just a quick post to share the new challenge over at Scrap The Girls. This month its a sketch challenge.

 My take on it using paper from the beautiful Glitz Design 'Cashemere Dame' collection.  Just added 3 different types of Washi tape and 'chicken wire' and 'ants' sticky sheets from Sawyers Place.The pics are of my DD relaxing next to the swimming pool at our hotel in Bali.

A close up of my felt flower cluster. They are all old flowers from Prima and Basic Grey. The giant rhinestone is from the Glitz Design collection.

 My title. The word 'just' was cut using my Silhouette. :)

I hope to see your entry at Scrap The Girls soon! There are some awesome prizes up for grabs!
Thank you for coming past my blog and for all the beautiful comments you leave. They make my day. Have a wonderful weekend!
Until next time.
M xox

Blog Hop winner and new layout

First of all, I want to thank everybody who took part in the Scrap The Girls Blog Hop and a big welcome to all my new followers.  Because I'm not that tech savvy and didn't have time to ask for help or struggle with it myself, I did it the old fashioned way and put all the names in a bowl to draw a winner. :) AND the random prize winner of my little RAK is Toni Herron.  Congratulations Toni! Can you please email me with your address at marelize.frisby@bigpond.com and I will get it in the mail to you asap. :)
Don't forget to check out the Scrap The Girls Blog later this week for the announcement of the overall winner and to take part in the Birthday Celebration challenges.

I have a new layout to share with you as well. With me being away for the first week of December and then getting back to Mount Washmore, I fell a bit behind on my scrapping. :)  I found a few spare hours on Saturday and came up with this layout.  I probably don't have to tell anybody how much I love MME, do I? Lol!   This is from the new Lost & Found 3 'Ruby' collection available at The Scrapbook Store.  The photo is of my DD and her date, at her Year 12 Ball earlier this year.

A close up of the gorgeous Prima flowers and Green Tara Paper leaves. Love the glitter on these flowers.

These AC Thickers were the perfect red for my layout and they are soft like velvet. :)  Just about everything else on my layout are from this gorgeous collection.

That's all I have to share for today.  I'm hoping to pop in with another layout later on in the week.
Thank you for visiting my blog and for you beautiful comments.  They make my day!  Have a lovely week.
Until next time.
M xox

Scrap The Girls December Challenge and Blog Hop

Scrap The Girls is turning 4 this month and is celebrating with a Blog Hop!
Each Design Team member's blog will have a prize up for grabs and an overall winner will be announced on the Scrap The Girls Blog. NO kidding! :)

What do you need to do?

Register your name in the comments section of the official blog hop post and become a follower on the Scrap The Girls blog here.

Visit each of the CT's blogs listed below, become a follower and leave a comment on their blog hop posts.  Make a note of the secret 'bolded' word on each blog.
Put together the question and place your answer on the post at Scrap The Girls by Friday, 14 Decembr 2012 to be eligible for the major prize.

The blog hop runs over two days.  The first day was on Saturday, 8 December and the second day is today.  If you missed the post on the Scrap The Girls blog on Saturday, these were the blogs.
Kim Price
Leonie Neal-Dawson
Fiona Johnstone
Donna White
Jodie Armitage

Today is the second day of the hop and here are the blogs to visit today:
Charmane Koch
Chiqui Gutierrez
Karen Hansson
Marisa Page
Marelize Frisby - you're already here :)

This is what you can win from me, by commenting and becoming a follower of my blog (if you're not already one). There are 3 sets of Basic Grey stamps, Prima flowers and butterflies and some chipboard stickers. :)

Okay, over to the December challenge at Scrap The Girls.  This month you have to scrap a page using a list.  You will see some amazing examples by the rest of the DT here.  My layout is listing the things I love about my DD. :)  I have used the Prima 'Rondelle' range.  I just can't seem to get enough of this beautiful collection.

 A little close up. :)

 Loved using my Texture Magic and Crafter's Workshop Mini Brick template.

 The fabric alpha stickers are from Prima too. Love them!

Hope you will all play along with the Blog Hop and the challenge for December.  There are some amazing prizes up for grabs.
Thanks for visiting!
Until next time.
M xox

Scrap The Girls November Challenge

Hi everyone! Just popping in to share the new challenge at Scrap The Girls with you.  This month we have a colour challenge.  Create a layout using teal, orange and white.  The CT members have done an amazing job, so hop on over HERE to see all their examples.   Here is my layout.  It was amazing what I could find in my stash once I started looking for these colours.  The papers are from 2 older MME collections called 'Alphabet Soup' and 'Fine and Dandy'.

The flowers are TSS Mulberry Paper Roses and the chipboard twig is from Dusty Attic.

More TSS Mulberry Paper Roses mixed with Kaisercraft Paper Blooms.  The leaves were punched using my Martha Stewart 'frond' punch.

 I simply love this TSS chipboard flourish.  I painted it white using my finger and some Gesso. :)

I hope you get a chance to play along this month.  Would love to see your entries.

That's all for today.   Thanks for visiting my blog and I hope you have a wonderful week.
Until next time.
M xox

Scrap The Girls October Challenge

I honestly cannot believe it's October already! Where has the year gone?  A new month means a new challenge at Scrap The Girls.  This month the challenge is to follow the following recipe:  Use flowers, 2 different alphas, more than one photo and some staples.  You can include any other products, but these 4 ingredients have to be clearly visible on your layout.  Pretty easy hey? 
Here is my example.

The photos are of DH's only sibling, his younger sister, when she was about one year old.  I just love these cute pics of her and thought that the Prima 'Tea-Thyme' collection would be perfect for it.  The colours in this range is just so soft and pretty. Perfect for vintage or girly photos.  The little Prima resin bird bath and birdies are just too sweet. :)

All the flowers, leaves and wooden buttons are from Prima too, with the exception of the mini pink Kaisercraft paper blooms.  The pearl flourish is also from Kaisercraft too.

The wooden heart buttons are from Prima and there are my 2 staples just above the top one.

This layout just called out for a bit of lace and pearls. :)

I hope you will get a chance to play along with this fun challenge this month.  You have until the end of October to get your entry in.
Thanks for visiting!  
Until next time.
M xox

SCRAP THE GIRLS' July Challenge

I've got so much to share lately! Lol! Must mean I've been busy creating... and I'm loving it.  The challenge at Scrap The Girls this month is to use Black, White and 'one other colour' on your layout.  Pretty easy, hey?  Just remember, ONLY girls allowed.  You can see all the other CT members' gorgeous examples HERE.
Here is my example.  And I had to use red, of course. :)

A close up of some of my embellies.  Love the Prima 'Shabby Chic' Resin Treasures. The flowers are mini paper blooms from Kaisercraft and I finally got to use some of my Tim Holtz film strip that's been in my stash for ages.

The acetate frame is from Teresa Collins that has also been hiding in my stash for a while.

Used one of my Martha Stewart 'die cut lace tags' and a Memory Box die to cut the red doily.

The stamp I used is from Kaisercraft. Love their texture stamps and they are so well priced too. :)

I hope you are all going to give this challenge a go!  There are some great prizes up for grabs!
That's all for today.  Will be back sometime over the weekend with my first DT layout with my kit from Handmade by Suzanne.
Until then... happy scrapping!
M xox

Two challenges for you!

Hi there! I'm running a bit behind... maybe I'll just blame it on the public holiday we had on Monday.  It messes with my week you know. Lol!
I've got 2 challenges to share with you.  First up is the June challenge at Scrap The Girls.  Check it out.  It's a really easy one and there are some great prizes up for grabs.  All you have to do is to scrap some outdoor photos.  You've got until the last day of June to link your entries up but remember GIRLS ONLY.  Here is my example:

 I love the colours in this new range from Echo Park called 'Paradise Beach' The alphas for my title is the new Jillibean Soup Alphabeans.

The next challenge is the June sketch at Handmade by Suzanne.  Another beautiful sketch designed by Nadia Cannizzo.

My take on the sketch using the gorgeous My Minds Eye 'Follow Your Heart' collection.  The pic is of my dad when the were visiting a short while ago.  He sure has a heart of gold. xx 

 I've used a Kaisercraft wooden Roman Clock face and small wooden leaves as well as a variety of Prima flowers and Green Tara Mini roses.

 Another close up. :)

To enter this challenge all you have to do is create a layout based on the sketch and upload it into the gallery at Handmade by Suzanne.  You can win a $30 store prize from HBS.  The winner gets determined by random draw. :)
I hope to see lots of entries from my blog readers.  Both these challenges are super easy and there are great prizes up for grabs. 
That's all for today!  Hope you are having a great week.
Thanks for visiting.
Until next time.
M xox

Scrap The Girls' April Challenge is up

Hi everyone! Happy Monday to you all! A nice short week for all of us and then it's Easter! :)
Make sure you check out the April challenge at Scrap The Girls this month.  It's super easy!  All you have to do, is create a layout based on the following sketch and remember: GIRLS ONLY. :)

Here is my take on it.  I've used the gorgeous Bo Bunny 'Country Garden' papers and added a little extra using my Crafters Workshop  'Tile Texture' and 'Mini Branches Reversed' templates and some Glimmer Mist. I've made my own tags using Kraft cardstock and a couple of circle/hole punches. :)

A close up of my little cluster.  I've used a Basic Grey bloomer (which I altered a little), a Prima flower and a Lovelybug Bits n Bobs button.

I love the Green Tara Paper string and Mini Roses.

The pics are of my DD and one of her best friends while on our Anzac Day outing in 2010.  Can't believe that's almost 2 years ago.  Feels like yesterday.

I would love to see some of my blog friends have a go at this challenge.  There are always great prizes up for grabs. You can see the rest of the CT's gorgeous layouts here. :)

The mountain of washing is calling me.  Better get going!
Thanks for visiting and have a wonderful week!
Until next time.
M xox